When @Passport2Dreams was a young, internet-obsessed Haunted Mansion fan, she accumulated many rarities that streamed in Realvideo and other long-forgotten formats, and swapped VHS tapes with other early online Disney fandom.
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This 1996 JD Roth includes a rare look at the film-looping systems Ub Iwerks designed "allowing the film to circulate endlessly through a giant series of spools without ever getting out of synch with each other."
(I own some of this 16mm film!)
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(I own some of this 16mm film!)
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This ridethrough shows "what the controversial 'windblown' bride looked like in real life...when she was brand new she at least was impressive, and that is captured well here."
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This "analog nightvision" is a great look at the original load area with its beloved table/chair/lamp tableau.
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And from Disneyland, a tour of the short lived, 1995-2005 version of the ride, including the "DEAD END" sign outside the unload area.
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Foxy concludes: "It can be so fun to dig into the history and details of the places that we forget that they're constantly changing. Time races by, and now the look of analog video is nostalgic, I hope these documents of a time long since past are helpful or at least fun."
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